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Category Archives: Theory
Watching the Brain Learn
Following a link a few months ago I found this facinating article written by R.Douglas Fields on Scientific American website called "Watching the brain learn"
It seems that only half of the brain is "grey matter" The rest is made up of relatively un-researched white matter which, as this article says, appears to be extremely influential [...]
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Recall: It’s a bit like opening a document
Our understanding of how the brain stores and retrieves data is still in the early stages of development. What is clear though, is that the result of learning (memory?) is stored in many places in the brain. Rather than being a problem, this provides us with many ways of accessing memory when we want to [...]
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The Mozart effect debunked
For many years I have been aware of the generally held view that playing Baroque music, specifically Mozart, can have a beneficial impact on learning and retention.
Some have even suggested playing Mozart to children can improve IQ and the common reason given for this is the “Mozart Effect”.
On a quiet day in the office recently [...]
Posted in Theory Tagged accelerated learning, brain, memory, music, neurology, psychology, recollection, retention 6 Comments
When the brain goes off piste part 2
This is the 2nd post exploring two powerful features of the human brain. Despite not knowing the answers, Paul expands on the questions: “When is it OK for the trainer to fill in gaps in the learner’s current knowledge” and “Can you train in a subject you know nothing about”?
Posted in Theory Tagged accelerated learning, consunption, creation, dave meier, facilitation, NLP 4 Comments
Dale’s Cone of Learning figures debunked